Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado has attacked Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, saying that he called her “Miss Piggy” and “Miss Housekeeping. She, in turn, has characterized him as “aggressive,” “rude,” anti-woman and anti-Hispanic.

This came up most recently during Monday night’s presidential debate, in which Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton took up Machado’s anti-Trump crusade as her own.

Now it’s time to give this carefully manufactured scandal a little 5-point fact check, courtesy of Breitbart.

Shortly after her Miss Universe victory, Machado gained a significant amount of weight. Not only did Trump back her, but he fought for her title against other pageant officials who wanted to dismiss her.

Radio personality Rush Limbaugh recalled what Trump had said of the matter in one of his books, “The Art Of The Comeback”:

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“First, she wins. Second, she gains 50 pounds. Third, I urged the committee not to fire her. Fourth, I go to the gym with her in a show of support. Final act: She trashes me in The Washington Post — after I stood by her the entire time.”

Trump understandably regretted backing her.

“What’s wrong with this picture? Anyway, the best part about the evening (the following year’s pageant) was the knowledge that next year she would no longer be Miss Universe,” Trump said. “What’s maddening is that I supported her.”

3. “Machado damaged her own reputation by having sex live on television.”

In 2005, the former Miss Universe made an appearance on “The Farm,” a Spanish-language version of “Big Brother,” during which she reportedly had sex with the host, although she was engaged to a Major League Baseball player at the time. According to Breitbart, he called the wedding off in humiliation afterward.

4. “The Clinton campaign has been coaching Machado for months to attack Trump.”

The Washington Post reported: “Operatives in Brooklyn had been working with Machado since the summer. They had a video featuring her story ready to go. Cosmopolitan had a photo spread of her draped in an American flag — to go with a profile — in the can.”

“Machado had also conducted an interview with The (U.K.) Guardian that was ‘apparently embargoed for post-debate release,'” according to Vox. And the Clinton super PAC Priorities USA turned a digital ad to highlight the insults by early afternoon,” the Post concluded.

5. “Machado did, in fact, gain weight during her reign as Miss Universe.”

And Donald Trump defended her and helped her keep her job.

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